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  1. Atlanta Olympics on China Races To Clean Up Olympic Air · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Happens in every olympics.

    During the Atlanta Olympics, many homeless people were taken for a bus ride to different part of the state.
    Many of the homeless were jailed for silly offenses.

    http://www.straight.com/olympic-cities-punish-poor

  2. Re:SPOILER ALERT! on Batman Discussion · · Score: 4, Funny

    I haven't seen Sixth Sense yet, you insensitive clod.
    Just rented it & was planning to see it tonight.

  3. Older OSes on Reusing and Recycling Code · · Score: 1

    People who haven't used older operating systems can't really appreciate this

    Here is a full book about Unix written by people who have used older operating systems - Click here.

  4. Microsoft on RHN Bind Update Brings Down RHEL Named · · Score: 1

    Would your response have been if this was done by Microsoft?

    Just asking.

  5. Re:Who really gets paid? on EU Proposes Retroactive Copyright Extension · · Score: 1


    Why? Chairmakers don't receive compensations for as long as people are enjoying their chairs. Builders don't receive compensation for as long as people enjoy their houses.

    They are not proposing that you keep paying for a song you already purchased.
    If someone else purchases it, the artist gets paid.
    Just like if someone purchased another chair, the chairmaker would recieve compensation.

  6. Re:Tried to RTFA on Claimed Proof of Riemann Hypothesis · · Score: 1

    Ok - can you now explain it in layman's terms?

  7. Re:Tried to RTFA on Claimed Proof of Riemann Hypothesis · · Score: 2, Funny

    It's like 50 football fields laid in line from here to Riemann.
    Rieman sounds like a place in Germany.

  8. Re:Some data 4 U on OMG Did U C What U R Paying 4 Texting? · · Score: 1

    Some people might say I'm comparing apples to oranges, but Apples dont' cost 17,000 times more than oranges.

    I think Apples cost around 1.5 times a Dell & maybe 2-4 times or more if you compare to
    one of those cheaper PCs.

  9. Re:Old ICQ doesn't work either on ICQ Starts Blocking Alternative Clients · · Score: 1

    I will check it out after this con-call that I'm on.

    If you can manage conf call & slashdot at the same time - I am sure
    you manage conf call, slashdot & ICQ also.
    Go ahead - check it out right away.

  10. What's new on Who is Winning the Web Talent War · · Score: 1

    What's new in this slashdot story?
    The only link here which was not covered by the earlier story here is
    the Wikipedia link?

  11. What's your point? on California Cracks Down On Genetic Testing · · Score: 1

    What's your point? How is this law going to crack down on the Nazis or any other government from running these tests?

  12. Re:What if I was the other way around? on Windows XP SP3 Causing Router Crashes · · Score: 1

    If an upgrade to a router caused Windows to enter a reboot cycle would we be blaming the router manufacturer or Microsoft?


    We always blame Microsoft.
  13. Re:summary on How Tech-Savvy Will the Next President Be? · · Score: 1

    I think it's more like this

    Net neutrality:
    McCain - let the markets handle it
    Obama - hope

    Broadband Availability:
    McCain - increased access via competition
    Obama - change

    H1B visas:
    McCain - increase the number of them
    Obama - change

    Intellectual Property Protection:
    McCain - gov't handles blatant abuses, works against protectionism
    Obama - hope

    Privacy:
    McCain - immunity for companies that cooperated with warrentless wiretapping
    Obama - hope

  14. Re:Does the President have to know about this stuf on How Tech-Savvy Will the Next President Be? · · Score: 1

    Well Obama is good friends with Lawrence Lessig.

    He is also good friends with Ayers, Tony Rezko, Nadhmi Auchi, Jeremiah Wright, Michael Pfleger
  15. XP on Ballmer Says Vista Selling Really Well · · Score: 1

    45% businesses choose Vista? What about the other 55% of businesses?. What did they choose - hmmmmm?


    They chose to remain with Windows XP
  16. Re:What If?... on PayPal Plans To Ban Unsafe Browsers · · Score: 4, Funny

    Instead of having to force PayPal users to use only specific browsers, they educate the consumers on safe browsing habits and not blindly clicking on "OMG SEND ME UR CC NUMBER AND BANK DETAILS LOLOL".


    Wow. That's a rather clever stragegy. I wonder why no one thought of it earlier.
    I think they should just get all paypal users to assemble one day (may be in the Arizona
    desert) and then teach all of them what you suggested.

    Thinking more about it, maybe they should not just restrict themselves to Paypal users -
    they should just assemble all internet users & teach them these things.
  17. Beer on Climate Change Finally Impacts Important Industry · · Score: 2, Funny

    Or maybe Al Gore has drunk all the beer & just using Global Warming to cover his tracks.

  18. Re:Thank you google! on Google Sued Over Privacy Invasion On Street View · · Score: 1

    How long until google is indexing my underwear drawer?


    If it isn't already here, maybe you have robots.txt
  19. Outsourcing on The Cost of Electronic Voting · · Score: 2, Funny

    What about outsourcing the counting of votes to a cheaper country?

  20. Re:apple on Apple, New York City In Legal Dispute Over Logo · · Score: 4, Funny

    god should sue them, after all they copied his design.


    Yes, but why would Steve Jobs sue Apple.
  21. License on Vista is Slower, But XP Is Still Dying · · Score: 1

    One of the reasons why Apple chose BSD & not Linux is because of the BSD License over the GPL.

  22. Re:Volunteer on Practical Experience As a Beginning Programmer? · · Score: 2, Funny

    sit down with a print out of the linux kernel and read it until it all makes sense.

    How do I do this? I can't seem to find the "print linux kernel" button?

  23. Security Vulnerabilities on Safari 3.1 For Windows Violates Its Own EULA, Vulnerable To Hacks · · Score: 1

    Most of the discussion seems to be around the EULA & not the vulnerabilities.
    Or have the fanboys modded down any comment about the vulnerabilities?

  24. Re:This is 100% consistent with current copyright on Why Your e-Books Are No Longer Yours · · Score: 1

    Ever notice how you can get a movie from Netflix but not a CD?


    Yes. It's because people hear a single CD far far more times that they would watch
    a single movie.
  25. BREW on iPhone SDK Rules Block Skype, Firefox, Java ... · · Score: 1

    The only exception is Verizon which has their own language (called BREW), which has less apps than most other companies because of it.


    BREW isn't a language. It's not Verizon's own.

    You can read about BREW here